336 Obituary— Gustaf Lindstrom. 



visual organs of the trilobites in general, with important bearings on^ 

 the zoological position of those animals (February, 1901). 



The scientific work of Gustaf Lindstrom, though not greatly 

 affecting the more theoretical and philosophical questions of zoology 

 and geology, was marked, as we have seen, by many discoveries 

 of great interest and importance. But the discovery of to-day is the 

 stale news of to-morrow, and it is not by any sensational features of 

 his work that his fame will continue. It will continue and it will 

 increase by reason of the immense care he bestowed on all details, 

 the accurate descriptions, and the exquisite illustrations. He 

 recognized the futility not merely of the ordinary semi-diagrammatic 

 figures but also of the more pretentious photographs, when there 

 was question of such perplexing detail and variation as is presented 

 by the corals. It is only just to say, and Lindstrom himself always 

 insisted, that in his attempts he received the greatest help from the 

 remarkable artistic talents of Mr. G. Liljevall. His work will live 

 because of the absence of unwarranted speculation, because of its 

 thoroughness, because of its honesty. He had always, in the rich 

 collection at his elbow, and in the appeals of his contemporaries, the 

 temptation to publish much more than he did, but future generations 

 will rejoice that he understood how it was better to do one thing 

 conscientiously than many things superficially. 



Lindstrom indeed was thorough and true-hearted in all relations 

 of life. Though retiring and careless of popular applause, he was 

 more sensitive of the opinion of others than he might have been had 

 he mixed more with the world. It were far from the truth, however, 

 to regard him as a narrow-minded recluse. He interested himself 

 in many subjects outside those of pure science, and one soon per- 

 ceived the sly and kindly humour that twinkled behind his spectacles. 

 He was ever ready to discuss English literature or politics. Those 

 of other countries too, perhaps ; but he had a great affection for 

 England, which he visited last in 1874, and he was always full of 

 reminiscences of Murchison and our ancient heroes of geology. 

 Huxley also he met and was much impressed by, and hoped that 

 a day would yet come when a " Life " would be written that would do 

 justice to " that great and good man." Most of his important works 

 were written in English, while of some he published translations in 

 the Geological Magazine. To the workers from all countries who 

 made pilgrimage to Gotland or to Stockholm he was attentive and 

 hospitable, but I have thought that the particular kindness he 

 showed to me at all times, and specially when I first came to 

 Sweden an unknown student, must have been due to my nationality. 

 He was member of the Eussian and Prussian Academies of Science, 

 of the Belgian Geological Society and many others, but few honours 

 pleased him more than those received from the Geological Society of 

 London, of which he was elected Foreign Correspondent in 1885, 

 Foreign Member in 1892, and whose Murchison Medal he received 

 in 1895. There are many in this country who now sorrow for his 

 loss, and while all will ever honour him as a great palseontologist, 

 there are not a few who will long remember him with affection as 

 a personal friend. F. A. Bather. 



